"Who did this, your people?"
Smoker turned to look at the Captain of Alabasta's Guard and asked him.
When the Guard Captain heard Smoker's question, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm very sorry, we don't know who did this."
"Huh?"
Smoker was stunned.
The Guard Captain spread his hands and said, "We didn't hesitate to fight the pirates to rescue the Princess, but when we arrived, the pirates were already dead and the Princess was safe."
Tashigi was a little stunned and didn't believe it and said, "Is that so? But even so, how is it possible that you don't even know who did it? Your Highness should know, right? "
The Guard Captain responded, "Her Highness knows, it was a man and a woman, but she doesn't know them."
"I don't know …"
Smoker keenly captured the key point and asked, "That is to say, the man and the woman are not from Alabasta, they are outsiders."
The Guard Captain nodded.
When Smoker saw this, he suddenly showed a touch of contemplation.
To be able to kill Jackal with one blow, this kind of strength is not ordinary, even on the Grand Line, it must be a famous person.
Listening to the Guard Captain, it seems that the other party happened to encounter the pirates and 'conveniently' saved their Princess, and now they seem to have entered Alabasta.
"Mr. Smoker, what should we do next?"
Tashigi commanded the disposal of the body and asked Smoker at the same time.
Smoker pondered a little, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. He said, "Go to Alabasta and see, maybe we can meet them again. Although they saved the Princess of Alabasta, we can't see whether they are good or evil. Maybe they have other purposes."
If a normal person saved the Princess of Alabasta, they would come into contact with Alabasta, and it was normal for them to be invited by the King, but this man and woman left directly after saving the Princess, without even leaving their names, which seemed a bit unusual.
"Yes."
Tashigi nodded in agreement.
After disposing of the bodies on the shore, some Marines were left to guard the Battleship, and the rest of the Marines, under the leadership of Smoker, set foot on Alabasta.
In this world, Marines are very common, so the appearance of Smoker and others did not cause any shock. Alabasta was still the same as usual.
Smoker led the Marines to patrol the streets of Alabasta all morning and did not find anything unusual, nor did they encounter any pirates.
"Gone."
Smoker was deep in thought.
The more he couldn't find those two people, the more he felt that there might be a problem with them, and it was probably a big problem. This was a kind of intuition that came from his many years as a Marine.
"Mr. Smoker, after searching for the whole morning, everyone is a little tired."
Tashigi walked to Smoker's side and whispered to Smoker, "Do you want to stop and eat something first?"
Smoker did not resist and nodded, "Okay."
Many Marine soldiers carried dry rations, as for some high-ranking officers, they came to the streets and walked into some restaurants to order food.
Smoker and Tashigi also found a high-end restaurant and went in.
…
"Alabasta's dishes have a different flavor."
Sitting behind a table covered with white cloth, Ross tasted a few dishes and felt that they tasted good. He couldn't help but smile.
He thought that there was nothing delicious in a desert country like Alabasta.
Coming out of the Funeral Hall, he didn't rush to find the Ancient Weapon Pluton, but went to a restaurant with Robin to order some dishes. After all, they flew all the way from Cake Island to Alabasta and they hadn't eaten for some time.
"Not bad."
Robin also nodded.
And just as she cut a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, her expression suddenly froze and she looked behind Ross.
Robin's position was facing the door and she could see the people coming in. At this moment, her eyes fell on a man and a woman who came in.
"Marines?"
Seeing a man and a woman coming in, Robin was slightly stunned and did not show any change in her expression. For her now, unless a Marine Headquarters Admiral appeared, she would not be moved at all.
And it's not just her here, Ross is also here. Even a Marine Admiral would never dare to come here alone. These two Marines should not be stupid enough to find trouble with them. They should have just come over for dinner.
"What's wrong?"
Ross noticed the change in Robin's sight and instead of turning his head to look behind him, he ate a piece of meat and asked casually.
Robin didn't care and said, "Nothing …"
But just as her voice fell, Tashigi, who was ordering, inadvertently saw her and suddenly froze.
Because Robin was wearing a hat and her head was half lowered, Tashigi did not see Robin's face clearly because of the brim of the hat and the line of sight, but it still made her feel a little familiar.
As a Marine.
The most important task is to remember the pirates who are wanted.
Noticing that Robin was a little familiar, Tashigi couldn't help but put down the menu and walked over here, tilting her head and looking at Robin's face for a while.
"It's very impolite to stare at others like this."
Robin took a sip of tea from the teacup, closed her eyes slightly and said casually.
At this time, Ross had already noticed Tashigi and Smoker and was slightly surprised, but then he regained his calmness and ate and drank his tea.
"You … …"
Tashigi stared at Robin, frowning slightly, holding the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said with some uncertainty, "You should be … Nico Robin, right?!"
Robin smiled and put down the teacup and looked at Tashigi with an elegant smile on her face and said, "You guessed right, Marine."
Tashigi's face changed.
Clang!!
Almost in the next moment, she pulled out the sword hanging from her waist, showing a very vigilant and serious posture, and asked:
"Ghost Hand Pirates Sixth Division Captain Nico Robin! How can you be here! "
"Hehehe … Of course I'm here to eat, and don't point that dangerous thing at me."
Robin smiled faintly and didn't move, but the ability of Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana Hana no Mi) had already been launched and Tashigi's sword was instantly knocked down.
Several arms emerged on Tashigi's body, grabbed Tashigi's arm and twisted it behind her back, and at the same time, lifted her chin and played with her into a very shameful posture.
"Oh!"
Tashigi struggled hard, but she couldn't break free at all. She was controlled in place like this, her heart was ashamed and angry, and there was a trace of fear.
And at this moment, a weapon suddenly swept from behind, directly sweeping towards the 'arms' on her body, and all the arms were broken into petals and scattered.
"Oh."
Robin sat there, looking at Smoker with her head tilted, holding her cheek with one hand, and said, "It's Seastone."
Smoker looked at Robin with a depressed face.
"I didn't expect the Captain of the Ghost Hand Pirates to appear here … What is your purpose in coming here, Nico Robin!"
Robin smiled faintly and said, "Didn't I say it? Of course, I'm here to eat. "
Smoker snorted coldly when he heard the words, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath and said, "Since you don't intend to explain, I'll catch you first and then torture you slowly."
At the moment when his voice fell, his arms suddenly turned into smoke, and his hands holding the weapon suddenly swept over Ross's head and hit Robin's head.
Squeak!!
Robin, holding a cup in one hand, lifted her foot and kicked the table. She suddenly slid back a few meters with the chair, avoiding Smoker's blow. At the same time, she took a sip of tea and showed a hint of surprise on her face.
"Well, it turned out to be Logia."
Seeing Robin's movements, Smoker's eyes flashed with anger.
She didn't put him in her eyes at all.
In his rage, Smoker turned into a cloud of smoke and rushed towards Robin. He waved his weapon 'Ten Hands' and smashed it towards Robin one after another.
"Mr. Smoker!"
Seeing this, Tashigi picked up her sword and was about to rush to help Smoker, but suddenly noticed Ross, who was still eating.
Thinking of the man and woman mentioned by Alabasta's guards, she couldn't help but change her face slightly. Could it be that the Jackal Pirates were destroyed by Nico Robin and this man?
It's very possible!
Her mind flashed and her eyes suddenly showed vigilance. If this is the case, then this man is probably also a member of the Ghost Hand Pirates!
Tashigi held the hilt of her sword in her hand and turned it around little by little.
Robin and Smoker fought and the restaurant was in a mess. Countless people screamed and fled, but Ross continued to eat as if he hadn't heard them.
The first thing that came into Tashigi's eyes was Ross's side face, which was neither white nor black. It was a very regular skin color. It didn't look particularly handsome, but it had a special temperament, which was very different from any aristocrat she had ever seen.
This side face made her movements pause and her expression pause a little, but she quickly recovered and continued to move to the front of Ross.
This time.
Ross's whole face can be seen clearly.
When she saw Ross's full face, Tashigi's hand suddenly trembled and she almost screamed out directly, and the blade in her hand was almost unsteady.
"I said … Don't ruin my mood for eating."
Ross inserted a piece of meat into his mouth and looked at Tashigi.
Tashigi's hands were constantly shaking.
She wanted to overcome the inexplicable fear in her heart, but she couldn't do it anyway. She wanted to cut Ross with her sword, but the fact is that in front of Ross, the sword in her hand was almost unsteady!
"I really admire you Marines."
Ross was eating and said in a bored tone, "How did you come to Alabasta?"
Tashigi wanted to answer, but she couldn't make a sound.
Ross didn't care whether Tashigi answered or not. Instead, he continued to eat and said, "I remember that the first hatred between me and your Marines started in the restaurant. I haven't even served the noodles I ordered yet and you guys have already attacked me."
"Actually, I didn't intend to do anything to you Marines. It was you who kept holding on to me. As a result, it became like this. Is face really so important?"
"Now that it's like this, no one can give in. You see, I'm a Yonkō (Four Emperors). It's impossible for me to run away when I see Marines. It's impossible for Marines to sit back and watch my power grow. Sooner or later, there will be a decisive battle with Marine Headquarters."
"If I win, do you think Marines will continue to exist?"
Ross chattered, not caring about Tashigi's constantly changing face. Every sentence made Tashigi's heart tremble.
Although she kept telling herself that Ross was a pirate and that Ross was talking nonsense, the kind of chatting and narrative tone made her unable to refute it.
It's not that she can't speak.
It's that she doesn't know what to say now.
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